INTRODUCTION: Here’s a little intro to me and my sport. I am a HMBIA female fighter. HMBIA stands for ‘Historical Medieval Battle In Armour’ for those of you who haven’t heard of it . It’s a FULL CONTACT SPORT. The best way of describing it is MMA in armour with weapons ranging from swords, axes, a variety of other polearms and falchions. Real weapons, real fights, and real fun. No role-playing, no holding back, just 100% full contact force in the face, all day, everyday if i

If you’ve ever watched any TV medical dramas you’ll know for a fact that all the nurses are in clinches with hot doctors in linen cupboards, the registrars are totally being sassy with their clever diagnoses of rare autoimmune syndromes or they’re pretending not to be googling that weird skin condition you said you had in triage. But here’s what’s actually going on. 1: You’re just not that sick! I know that your health is important to you and I’m sure you’re not one of the t

I trace this line forward My path unknown but written The future moving toward me With each step taken I keep each pace even Steady motion silent beat Know not where I'm headed But my course now seemingly set Feel the ground beneath me And above the sky so vast Anxious but resigned to tomorrow With heavy heart stuck in the past All the whispers how they deafen White noise pulsing behind mine eyes Searching for the reasons Aching to make sense of what's insid

Before I bleed Behind the shades, my tears. Like black pearls they roll down. My face has darkened with fears. My old warm and bright-red friend, now I can’t request euthanasia. It’s another breakdown, but it ain’t the end. Wait. Am I depressed or is it just PMS? Why after all these years? Why is there a new melt-down? I swear I haven’t drunk more than 2 beers. Always in the never-ending mend, there’s no more need for anaesthesia. Quick! Mumble something and hit send. Message

How getting fired built my confidence & what I learnt from it. Recently, I had the absolute pleasure of getting fired. I won’t say much about the company, or the reason why I got fired, but I was lucky that I left the company on good terms. Getting fired is something that usually knocks people’s confidence, and while I would be lying if I said that it hasn’t done that, I’ve rather found this to be quite a positive experience. To explain this, using JK Rowling’s Harvard Commen

Given the recent events of the Manchester and London attacks, it shows that it’s more important than ever before to show a united front against those that that intend to attack and cause despair. The most recent OneLoveManchester concert was held in response to a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande live show over two weeks ago at Manchester Arena. Described by The Independent as ‘the proper way to respond to hate’; this event was hosted by Ariana Grande herself and it was set

Please start with a short introduction about yourself: Hayley Leggs is a performer, voiceover artist and TV presenter from London. She regularly works as a solo performer and with her group Nympherno as a fire breather and stilt walker, and interviews bands for TotalRock. She is also a former drummer, playing for Adam Ant during his comeback in 2010. How and where did you start your career? My first taste of the stage was when I formed a band aged 17. We weren't particularl

Gary Erskine https://www.facebook.com/garyerskine Gary is an artist and writer who has worked with DC and Marvel comics on titles such as Judge Dredd, Batman and X-Men. He has also worked on licenses such as Star Wars, Doctor Who and Terminator with writers Mark Millar, Grant Morrison, Alex De Campi and Warren Ellis, and characters including Captain America and Judge Dredd. His latest independent project is a comic he is writing and illustrating together with his wife, Mhairi